Giorgio Armani Beauty Announces Extension of its Enduring Collaboration With Cate Blanchett!

 Giorgio Armani Beauty is pleased to announce the extension of its enduring collaboration with Cate Blanchett, who has been the face of the Sì fragrance since its creation in 2013, including the latest Sì Passione

As of now, the Academy Award winner actress will represent all of Giorgio Armani Beauty's categories. Beyond the Sì fragrance, she will also embody makeup and skincare, making her the brand's first Global Beauty Ambassador.

Cate Blanchett is everything the Giorgio Armani woman stands for. "Luminous and sophisticated, her natural elegance and distinguished beauty are striking," says Giorgio Armani. "I am pleased to deepen our longstanding relationship."

When it comes to beauty, Giorgio Armani's vision of modern femininity is about revealing rather than transforming. Indeed, through unique innovative products, the brand's makeup and skincare lines allow women to enhance their natural beauty, to be the best of themselves.

With films including Oceans 8, Where'd You Go Bernadette, The House with a Clock in its Walls and Mowgli all releasing in 2018, Cate Blanchett was also this year's Cannes Film Festival Jury President.

#BBNaija's Alex and Tobi's half Naked photos hit the Internet!

While in the BBNaija house these two became really close.While outside they did admit they might have feelings for each other but are staying as friends.

This weekend,the Image on the left hit the news via Alex's snapchat account with fans putting Tobi's image beside it to confirm these two were the ones in a state of rest probably after copulation.

Alex then claims her Snapchat was hacked saying...

"I do not have a picture like this first of all and my Snapchat account has been hacked I really do not understand what people will gain by making this kind of picture. What every fight you guys are putting up hasn't gotten to this extent."

fans are however having none of it,they say she might have leaked the image herself to show that she indeed has something going on with Tobi since he has refused to publicly claim her..

Any thoughts?

Media Entrepreneur #LindaIkeji is pregnant!;shares baby bump photos!

The Blogger shared the news on her Blog,revealed that having her baby would be her greatest achievement as she has always been drawn to kids and used to baby sit her neighbors kids while growing up.

Linda who is rumoured to have gotten engaged earlier in the year has confirmed she's expecting a baby boy!.

Congratulations to the Mum to be!

#RoyalWedding; Photos from Prince Harry and #MeghanMarkle's wedding..

Actress Meghan Markle got her fairytale as she tied the knot with her real life prince,Prince Harry.

Wearing a custom made Givenchy gown said to have cost £200,000, Meghan made her way down the aisle all smiles as Prince Charles then walked her down half of the aisle.

Celebrity guests from all over the world turned up for the celebration of love..

More images and full coverage over @DailymailUK also Here and Here

#RoyalWedding controversy,Meghan Markle releases statement confirming father's absence from the wedding..

I doubt the Queen has witnessed this much drama concerning a wedding in her household in all her years!

You would think the Markle's should be elated as much as the British Royal family is yet they are the ones causing unnecessary drama.


From Meghan's dad to her sister,her brother,its just been such a big mess!.


Her dad would say he would attend the wedding today and then he would sing another tune tommorrow.



Meghan has now released a statement saying he will indeed not be walking her down the aisle nor attend the wedding at all.


See statement she released via Kensington palace below..

A statement from Ms. Meghan Markle: pic.twitter.com/TjBNarmuBU

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 17, 2018

Go get your Prince Meghan! 

Actress Toyin Abraham is Engaged!

The Actress whose movie Ghost and a Tout is presently heating up Cinemas nationwide is said to be engaged and Off the market!

Here's how Broadway TV is reporting it..  

"Nollywood actress and one of the most influential celebrities today, Toyin Abraham has found love once again and is officially and completely off the market. 

BroadwayTV can exclusively confirm that Toyin Abraham said yes to the man in her life last night in front of her family and friends. 

The man in question is one who do not like to bare himself to limelight but all you need to know is that he is a senior Lawyer who can’t wait to spend the rest of his life with the Nollywood actress.

According to a very reliable source, the man popped the question with a ring that costs millions of naira. It was also said that the two are completely in love with each other and are both ready for the next phase in their lives. 

From all of us at BroadwayTV, we say Congratulations and wish Toyin the happiness and love that she deserves."

Congratulations to her!

Yeni Anikulapo Kuti's daughter welcomes first child..

Daughter of Legendary Afrobeat musician Fela, Yeni gave out her daughter's hand in marriage to her British beau a few years ago see images here..

Her daughter Rolari recently welcomed her first child.The Proud Grandma lovingly cradled her grandchild in this snap shared..👆

Congratulations are definitely  in order!

Rolari and her Benedict Husband during their wedding in Lagos a few years back..

#BBNaija star Lolu is coverstar for Media Guide Magazine!

Wordsmith for real! be sure to grab a copy!

#Youtube #Beauty Videos of the week; Dinma Umeh,Jackie Aina,Patricia Bright,Nyma Tang,Patrick Starr and lots more..

We've got lots of beauty videos from the Youtube community for you this week..

Makeup by Shayla

Patrick Starr 

More when you continue..

Nollywood's Uche Ogbodo celebrates birthday with sizzling new photos..

The Actress  who is a year older today is celebrating with a stunning shoot..

I’m another year older and another year more gorgeous, intelligent, and talented as ever! More Sexy , More Driven ,More Blessed ! Thank You lord for your Undying Love 🙏 I Love You Lord! Happy Birthday to me! 

She shared..

More when you continue..

#ChrissyTeigen and #JohnLegend welcome baby number 2!

The Couple who already have 2 year old Luna announced the arrival of a new addition to the family on twitter a few hours ago..

Somebody’s herrrrrrre! 🍼🤗🍼🤗

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 17, 2018

 Congratulations to the Legend Family..

#ViralVideo; When Nigeria's Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris Turned the word Transmission into a tongue twister..

Please lets say Transmission together please..Trans..mission..

But it might seem as though our police boss had a problem pronouncing that word..

He reportedly giving a speech obviously written for him at a recent function,and the word Transmission basically f**ked him up!

You hear him say it like a million times, it just became tongue twisting for him, he would say I mean,no transfusion,affirmative,then you simply hear kidnappers and thats it!

Even help from probably the speech writer dint do him any favours,the word Transmission was simply out to get him!  😈😒😒😖😞😣🙉🙅

 See the videos below..

No wonder somebody refused to go to the Senate..

Nollywood in Mourning as Actress Aishat Abimbola AKA Omoge campus passes on..

The Nigerian movie industry has been hit with sad news of the passing of passionate actress Aishat Abimbola.

The star thespian is said to have been battling with cancer for 3 years before eventually succumbing to the disease in Canada where she does have dual citizenship.

Tributes have since been pouring for the actress from far and near.

May she rest in peace!

Toke Makinwa's Vlog of the week; Men are selfish!

The Media personality is sharing on her thoughts on Tyler Perry's Acrimony in this new Vlog..


Check on it!

Omotola Jalade Ekehinde steps out all glam for president of Sierra leone's inaugural reception..

The actresses was among the special dignitaries invited by the new president of Sierraleone Julius Maada Bio for his the Inaugural reception and 54th Birthday party.

The actress chose this jaw dropping number for the celebratory night..

#BBNaija star Cee-C stuns in no makeup photos..

The popular reality star showed off her no make up look in these shots..

BBC Hausa Women’s Writing Contest 2018 - now open!

The BBC Hausa short story writing competition is now open for entries from all women writing in Hausa, irrespective of their nationality or experience.  

Entries must be engaging works of fiction on any topic and should be between 1000 to 1500 words. A panel of judges will select one winner and two runners-up.

Jimeh Saleh, Editor of the BBC Hausa Service, says: “Since launching it two years ago, the competition has provided a platform for budding and established women writers to showcase their creativity and share their stories. We had over 400 entries last year and the stories had unique and fascinating perspectives on the daily challenges women face especially in Hausa communities.”

Last year’s edition of the annual contest was won by Maimuna Sani Beli. The panel of judges termed her idea about exploration of life after death as bold and creative. 

Maimuna Sani Beli said:

“Up to this period, whenever I remember that moment when I was informed of my emergence as the winner of the BBC Hausa Short Story Writing Contest for Women, I smile to myself. Even though I was known as a fiction writer, I was only known within a narrow circle of the reading public that had read my books. But now anywhere I go and I mention my name people recognise me as the BBC Heroine.  Winning this competition has opened a lot of doors for me in the world of fiction writing.”

The first edition was won by “Sansanin ’Yan Gudun Hijira”, a story narrating the plight of the victims of the Boko Haram crisis.

Entries are to be submitted to labari.bbchausa@bbc.co.uk by midnight July 8 2018.

BBC Hausa audience will be able to hear a selection of the stories on air in the coming months. The winner and two runners up will each receive a cash prize and plaque at a special awards night in the first week of  October in Abuja. 

Details of how to enter and the full terms and conditions are available on bbchausa.com.  

#Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode leads 8 African Megacities Committing to Deliver their Share of the Paris Agreement at the launch of the C40 Climate Action Planning Africa Programme

Lagos, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Johannesburg & Tshwane today revealed their commitment to bold climate action and pledged to deliver on their share of the Paris Agreement. The commitments were made today in Lagos, at the launch of the C40 Climate Action Planning Africa Programme.

C40’s Climate Action Planning Africa Programme will provide direct support to the 9 African cities in developing unprecedented, robust and evidence-based long-term climate action plans that align with the ambitious objectives of the Paris Agreement. The support will include a dedicated city advisor based in each city, a series of workshops, and access to expert technical advice as needed. Nairobi and Abidjan have also joined the programme and are anticipated to submit their climate action commitments soon.

The launch event was attended by the Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode; Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah; senior city representatives of the participating cities and Mark Watts, Executive Director, C40 Cities.

The C40 Climate Action Planning Africa Programme is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) supports this initiative on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag.

“Cities in Africa are the fastest growing anywhere in the world,” said Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris & Chair of C40. “The commitment of these nine mayors to bold climate leadership will deliver a sustainable future for these dynamic, and outward looking cities. It once again proves that cities are getting the job done and concretely delivering on the Paris Agreement to secure a bright future for all our citizens.”

More when you continue..

Photos;Nollywood Actor Odunlade Adekola graduates from Unilag..

The star actor couldn't hide his joy as she shared shots from his convocation ceremony with fans..

We say congratulations!

Watch a new episode of Dolapo Oni's pregnancy Diaries; Lactation Issues and PostPartum Preeclampsia!

New Episode for some mummy knowledge..

Have a look!

#Youtube#Beauty Videos of the week; Jackie Aina,Ronke Raji,Nyma Tang,Kylie cosmetics and More..

Beauty Videos from the Youtube community for you this week..

Kylie Cosmetics

Nikkie Tutorials

 Nyma Tang

Jackie Aina

Makeup by Shayla

Ronke Raji

                           

Photos and Video; #BBNaija stars Cee-c and Tobi cover MediaRoomHub Magazine's Latest Edition..

These two had a roller coaster of a relationship in the Big brother house,One day they were all lovely dovey and then the next they were sworn enemies all went downhill..

They left the house hardly speaking to each other but have now come together for a cover for MediaRoomHub..

More Images plus full interview over @MediaRoomHub 

 Footage of the interview below..

👇👇

#BBNaija star Anto stuns in bridal shoot..

 The reality star takes us on a journey as she channels different bridal looks in this shoot..

White Wedding..

Edo Bride..

Yoruba Bride..

BBC Launches Africa Eye - a new TV investigations strand for Africa..

Africa Eye – a new documentary strand from the BBC has launched with an in-depth investigation into the plague of addiction to cough mixture across Nigeria.

The new strand will deliver up to 20 original and high-impact investigations from across Africa every year.   


Nisha Kapur, Commissioning Editor for TV said: “Africa Eye will promote the culture of investigative journalism across Africa and strengthen the skills of African investigative journalists. All of the programmes will be based on in-depth reporting that holds power to account. They will tackle topics that are of intense interest and concern to audiences in Africa. These reports will be produced in a fresh and contemporary style that resonates with young audiences." 



The new strand is part of the BBC’s commitment to invest in original content for Africa in English, French, Swahili and Hausa languages as part of the expansion of the BBC World Service.  Africa Eye will create a network of trained investigative journalists across the continent - within BBC Africa, among the BBC’s partner organizations on the continent. They will also work with independent journalists.  Each episode will be 30 minutes to an hour long.


The first - a co-production between Africa Eye and BBC Pidgin - will look at the cough syrup industry and how Codeine is causing a plague of addiction across Nigeria  - hooking millions of young people. 


In an exclusive undercover investigation, Africa Eye, will reveal senior figures in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry who are moving their legally produced products via the back door of their factories and into the hands of drug dealers who sell the dangerously addictive, sweet tasting opioid for the price of a bottle of cola.


With access to Nigeria's crack anti-drug squads, BBC Pidgin journalist Ruona Meyer, whose brother has struggled with cough syrup addiction, is on a journey to unravel the secrets of the syrup plague....and to expose the criminals behind it.


Codeine cough syrup can now be bought in the heaving nightclubs of Lagos and on the ancient backstreets of Kano. Three million bottles are drunk every day in Nigeria's north alone, according to a recent Nigerian government report.


Adejuwon Soyinka, Editor of the BBC Pidgin who went undercover said, “it’s shocking what we found and how much of an epidemic cough syrup abuse has become in Nigeria. Equally shocking is the sheer size of criminal network involved in the illicit trade.”


The episodes are available from midnight on 30th April on

BBC Channels

BBC Africa YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/bbcafrica

BBC Pidgin https://www.bbc.com/pidgin


Via Partners in English

Kenya on KTN News - Mondays, 19:05pm GMT

Liberia on LNTV- Mondays at 11:00 GMT

Nigeria on NTA - Mondays 23:00 GMT (with repeats on NTA News 24) ABS Anambra Mondays at 19:00pm GMT, Liberty TV Sundays 16:00pm

Namibia on One Africa TV Sundays 18:30 GMT

Sierra Leone on SLBC - Mondays 16:00pm GMT

Uganda on NBS TV - Mondays 19:00pm GMT

Zambia on QTV- Mondays 22:00 GMT


Via Partners in Swahili

Kenya on KTN News Mondays 16:30pm GMT


Via Partners in French

Guinea on RTG          Mondays 1630pm GMT

Gabon on RTN Fridays 2100pm GMT

Niger on ANFANI TV   Mondays 1330pm GMT





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